Aggregation

Quick meaning: Aggregation is a noun meaning The act of collecting together, of aggregating.

Meaning

The act of collecting together, of aggregating.

More Meanings

1. The state of being collected into a mass, assemblage, or (aggregated) sum.
2. A collection of particulars; an aggregate.
3. (networking) Summarizing multiple routes into one route.
4. (epidemiology) The majority of the parasite population concentrated into a minority of the host population.
5. (object-oriented programming) Kind of object composition which does not imply ownership.
6. (linguistics) A component of natural language generation that entails combining syntactic elements.

Example Sentences

The difference between an association and an aggregation is entirely conceptual and is focused strictly on semantics.

Word Forms

• aggregations

Synonyms for aggregation

Depending on context, synonyms include assemblage, collection, accumulation.

Antonyms for aggregation

Common opposites include disgregation, disaggregation.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include assemblage, collection, accumulation, aggregate, aggregator, clustering.

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